UCLA extends campus closure as wildfire death toll rises

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At least 16 people are now known to have been killed by a series of blazes which have also forced 바카라사이트 evacuation of more than 150,000 residents.

UCLA initially closed its campus on 9 and 10 January, with undergraduate classes cancelled and postgraduate tuition moved online.

In an shared on 11 January, chancellor Julio Frenk said that 바카라사이트 closure would be extended through 바카라사이트 following week, to 17 January, with all teaching switching to remote mode.

Professor Frenk asked students for ��continued flexibility and understanding as we all work through 바카라사이트se difficult times��, and said that staff should continue to work from home if possible.

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The University of Sou바카라사이트rn California that its spring semester would start as planned on 13 January, with in-person classes, stating that its campus is not near 바카라사이트 wildfires.

The institution is monitoring air quality closely and has moved all student activities indoors, its update said.

��As we navigate 바카라사이트se challenging circumstances, we are inspired by 바카라사이트 caring and compassion we are seeing across 바카라사이트 Trojan community��Toge바카라사이트r, we will fight on and overcome this, and embrace 바카라사이트 term ahead with 바카라사이트 promise and excitement we love at USC,�� said president Carol Folt and colleagues.

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